Re/others, whats the story on adding fresh meat to kibble? good, bad...myth?
I've read where we should be careful of adding meat because the food is balanced and you can throw things off and also that they have different rates of digestion....
I had a bunch of chicken that was slightly freezer burnt. I cooked it up in big pot..stuck it in the refrig and have been feeding it as a treat to all my guys. they love it and go absolutely bonkers for it(which leads me to another dilemma....I'd like to see them go that crazy for ALL their meals) but for now, thoughts?
my personal opinion....is that when i fed kibble, i added home cooking to it....
i didn't see the harm....the more protein and fat, the better...for the dogs...
i didn't add veggies or grains or other things...just meat or chicken or fish; and, at the time, i was into home cooking....
i honestly don't know the answer to your question kevin...i was having a dog food crisis at the time and didn't know what direction i was going...i had just put three dogs to sleep that year; and, whilst they were older, i felt that the kibble i was using and had used for years contributed to their deaths ...but that's a story i have told you....so no need to go into further detail....i really do, though, have a problem with menadione...
any time i added my food to their diet, they looked better...i have an older dog and a young dog and i have an old dog....so i want to do the best i can by them...i do the same for myself and for my husband.
i guess the real question is how do you know their food that you feed them is balanced?
i know people who take multivitamins....and, yet, when i look at the ingredients in these vitamins..especially the multis......all i can see is expensive urine, because the vitamin is not balanced...
the ratio of magnesium to calcium is wrong...they are processed wrong...they are not chelated....other things which we are not discussing here.
so if you base your premise on the surety that your dog food is a balanced meal, then adding isn't necessary...and your dogs would be thrown off balance...
but i'm not so sure of that. actually i disagree totally that dog food manufacturers and vitamin manufacturers put out a balanced product....
then again, i also think the food pyramid, both old and new, is a crock....but, that's me and my research
hence all the debating going on in vitamin/supplement forums, nutrition forums and dog food forums...
